"Stand Forever" Ep. 7 | Darkness | Elder Lawrence E. Corbridge

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🗓️ 31 March 2026

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Alone, without God, darkness prevails. The natural state of the universe is darkness. That is true for all of us individually and spiritually as it is universally and physically. Sin leads to darkness. When light dims, darkness emerges and in the dark, we are lost and stumble. As said in Proverbs, when we “… leave the paths of uprightness (we) walk in the ways of darkness.” Ignorance and unbelief are also shrouded in darkness. Unbelief and disbelief are often used interchangeably, but they are different. Unbelief is the absence of belief, usually because of ignorance. Disbelief, however, is much darker; it is the unwillingness to believe or the rejection of truth. Unbelief is a vacuum; disbelief is rejection and, of the two, disbelief is far more devastating. Darkness and death never fall so hard and cold as for those who deny truth once revealed by the Holy Ghost. The degree of darkness is probably commensurate with the degree of light denied, but the darkness of disbelief is deeper than the darkness of unbelief or sin. It is one thing to fall short of the truth, but it is far worse to deny it. Transcript/Notes: https://storage.googleapis.com/scripturecentral-prod-strapi-uploads/Episode_7_Final_98ee336703/Episode_7_Final_98ee336703.pdf

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0:00.0	When you see others who depart from the faith do not be shaken or surprised.
0:06.0	It was specifically predicted long ago in order that you not be shaken or surprised.
0:13.0	Unbelief and disbelief are often used interchangeably, but they are different.
0:19.0	Unbelief is the absence of belief.
0:21.6	Disbelief, however, is much darker.
0:26.6	Many do not believe because they don't want to believe.
0:30.6	They eliminate, push away, and discount everything they don't want to believe,
0:35.6	everything that makes them uncomfortable, everything that does not jive with their notions and desires, it can happen quickly
0:43.3	because it is a choice. I don't know who and how many fall into that dark hole.
0:49.3	But one thing is clear. There are severe consequences for turning against truth once revealed. Alone, without God, darkness prevails.
1:20.6	Hello, I'm Larry Corbridge, and this is Episode 7 of the Stand Forever series.
1:30.3	In the last episode, we considered chaos as one of the dimensions of the natural state of things without God,
1:38.3	without His greatest gifts, His Son, His spirit, and his life.
1:45.0	Today we consider another dimension of the natural state of things, darkness.
1:53.0	Alone without God, as I said, darkness prevails.
1:59.0	The natural state of the universe is darkness. Except for the tree of
2:05.0	life, Lehigh's dream is a fairly dark dream. Darkness is a prominent feature. He
2:13.5	was, he said, in a dark and dreary waste. He traveled, he said, for many hours in darkness.
2:22.7	And even for those who found the path in the rod of iron, there arose a great mist of darkness to
2:30.8	obscure their way. The natural state is darkness. After forming the heavens
2:39.0	and the earth, darkness reigned upon the face of the deep and the Spirit of God was brooding
2:45.0	upon the face of the waters, and they, the God, said, let there be light and there was light light
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